Homeless People Research Paper

When we envision a homeless person, we often think of people that we find lying on Speer, grocery cart filled with who knows what close by, hair strangled, dirty skin, and most of the time a stinky aroma drifting around them. How does an individual become homeless? Any working person can find themselves without a home quicker than we think. Situations such as an unexpected illness or lay off may lead people without a job. This soon leads to no paychecks. Without paychecks we know that we are unable to pay rent and utilities, which eventually leads to one being evicted from their home and sent out onto the streets. There are groups of individuals that are at a higher risk of becoming homeless. These groups include people with mental disabilities, post-traumatic stress syndrome, people with financial instability, those who have been victimized and who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Within poverty comes high mortality rates. Homeless individuals are often lying on streets and in and out of shelter care. (Plumb, 2010).There is no surprise that they are more likely to contract some disease and become sick. Now, what about the individuals with mental illnesses that find themselves without a …show more content…
They may have the right to receive care through the Affordable Care Act, but what about after the care? After receiving care, a mental health homeless person is often released back to the streets where they were before. Caring for the mentally ill homeless person brings one of the biggest health disparities in American, primarily due to the type of care the patient needs. Not only are these individuals seeking a roof over their head, there are long term cares that are important to a mentally ill person for their survivability. (Plumb, 2010). It is vital that we provide these people with a stable home that provides the needs they need, such as medication and